Mop stand



:4. MfGAGE May 18 1948 MOP STAND Filed March 24, 1945 INVENTOR NELLIE GAGE W & MM

ATTORNEYS Patented May 18, 1948 UNIT-ED smr ES PATENT OFFICE MOP STAND NcllieMi Gage; Dayton, onto Application March 24, 1945; seria11m; 5843642 retains: (o1. zit-1'19) This I inventionrelates to an apparatua upon which wet articles such as a mopcan be placed toicatch thedrippage from the mop and thereby prevent'the water from droppingon the fioor.

object f the invention is to provide a porta wetrgarticle such as a able stand upon which mop can be supported in: aver-tical position to drainthe-water from the article, andalso to-provide aimeans for collecting or catching the. drip from-the article. v v 7 Another objectof the invention is to-provide a por-tablemm standth'at' can be placed in any convenient location fcr a housewife, that is provided? witli'a grill to support a weti mop and aecollecting pan positioned beneath the grill for the purposeof catching the drip from the mop; and means is also providedfbrholding the handle oi' the mop ina vertical position,

Still another objectof the invention is to pro- -vide aportable stand-for receiving a wet mop, in

accordance with the foregoing .object wherein the grill andthe receiving pan for receiving the drip mm the mop are constructed as an integral unit;

Figure r s a perspectivelelevatiohal"View of a still further modified form of the mop s'ta'ndl,

Figure 6 is ca. horizontal" cross-sectional view taken substantially along line 6-6 of Figure 1.

This invention relatesto a devicethat is adapted to support a mop after it has been used to receive'tlie drippage" from" themop I when placed in its storage location, and yet provide for" an: culation af air around the mop to-"permit freedom of drying and avoid molding as a result of storiiigithe mop on a flat; unventilatedsurface;

a?niop tlie conventionalthing; former to'dois to set; theimop .inacdiiie'r"uritil'she' is reafd oi'u'se itthenext'time: Ifthe'"mop"isset di'r'ectly on the floor, considerable damage is occasioned to the floor surface, whereas if the mop is placed in a pan of any kind, the complete drying of the mop Further objects andadvantageswi-lhbecome is retarde'd because air cannot circulate around thevarious strands of the mop, and drainageis not-conductedaway from the mop, sothat under these conditionsa slow drying ofthe mop can resultin-a molding of it; i

In'athisinvention, therefore; the mop stand-is adapted tosupporta: wet mop in a position that willpermit' drainage of'water from the mop and will allowcirculation' of air around the entire mo "-and thereby promote rapid drying of the same; The mop stand as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 consists of a shallow pan jEl havingv any suitable rust-resis'ting'fi'nish above which there is positi'oned a. grill II that may consist of a plurality' ofindividual wires [2 that extend transversely between the vertically positioned brackets HiQ- The" wires l2 are secured to the brackets l'3'g -as by means of a spot' weldin'g operation, and the brackets: l3 are in turn secured t'o'the pan Iii-by a' similarspot welding operation. The grill H permits complete; freedom of mo'vement'of air above and'below'the grill andthro-ugh the same.

A bracket member- Wis secured to the rear edge-I5 ofthe-pan Hi; the bracket [4 having a vertical leg portion l8 and a horizontal arm I1 that terininates' in a holder I8 that-is'adapted te re'ce'ive the handle eta-mop.- The holder 18, as illustrated imFigure 6; consists of a-bar I Sthat is provided with a hook 20on each endth'ere'of, 'a spac'eH being provided between the hooks 2U t'o'allowinsertion-of a mop handle into either of the hooks;

The use of the mop stand is illustrated in Fig-- ures l and"2 whe'rein the mc-p 25 ispo'sitio'ned upon the grill it with the handie 25 resting in one-of the hooks 23, thus holding thehandle'in a substantially vertical position that is out' of the way. The two hooks 2E)" are provided" for the purpose of use byaleft or right-handed per: son; it being conventional for a right handedper so'nto lay the mop handlein the 'riglrit-hand hdoli, as=viewed in Figured and a left-handed person tolay thehandle of the mob in the left-hand hook; asvieivediii Figure 1; I

Frorn the foregoing description, it'will be ap parent thatwitli the rnop loc'atedinpositiori on the mop stand asillustrated in Figures'l and 2, the waterdrainage e em the mop will collect the pan EB" and theta-com air is permitted freedom" of circulation ithro'ugh 'and' around the m'op to" permit rapid drying" of the same. Also, since the mop does not rest upon a flat surface; molding of the mop is prevented.

In Figure 3 there is illustrated a slightly modified design of the mop stand illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 wherein the pan Illa is illustrated as being a circular pan that supports a circular grill Ila whereas the pan l and the grill ll of Figures 1 and 2 have a substantially rectangular form.

,In Figure 4 there is illustrated another modified arrangement of the construction of the mop stand wherein there is provided a rectangular shallow pan 3!] that supports a wire grill 3| upon a pair of supporting brackets 32, the grill 3| being secured to the supporting brackets 32 which are in turn secured to the bottom wall of the pan 30.

The principal difference between the device illustrated in Figure 4 and that disclosed and described with regard to Figures 1 and 2 is in the support arm for holding the handle of the mop in a vertical position. In Figure 4 the support bracket for the mop handle consists of a pair of wires that are twisted together to form a vertical leg 33 and a horizontal leg 34. The wires comprising the bracket 35 are spread apart 'at the bottom in the form of a Y that are secured to a bracket member 36 that extends upwardly from the pan 30, the bracket 36 being secured to the member 35 and the pan 3!] by suitable operations, such as a spot-welding operation.

The wires that comprise the bracket member 35 are at their ends formed into the hooks 31 and 38 that are spaced apart from one another so that a mop handle can be placed in either hook 31 or 38:

In Figure there is illustrated another modified form of the mop stand wherein the stand consists of a rectangular angle-iron frame 50 that has legs 5| secured to each corner thereof. The upper ends of the legs 5| are secured to an open bottom pan 52 that has a grill-work 53 provided therein as the bottom portion of the pan 52. A vertical bracket 54 is secured to the angleiron frame 58, and iii desired, to the pan 52, and extends upwardly therefrom but is continuous with a horizontally extending arm 55 that terminates in the mop handle holder 56 having the hooks 5'! and 58 to receive the mop handle.

A shallow, removable pan 59 is adapted to rest upon the angle-iron frame 50 in position beneath the grill 53 to catch the drip from a Wet mop set upon the grill 53. 1

While the mop stand heretofore disclosed and described has been referred to as being positioned upon the floor, yet there are times when it is desirable to attach the mop stand to a wall, either while it is being supported upon the floor, to prevent removal of the mop stand from the premises, or to suspend the same from a wall.

For this purpose, the bracket l4, see Fig. 1, is provided with the perforations or holes 40 through which suitable fastening means may extend for attaching the mop stand to a wall or for supporting the mop stand from a wall, if desired. Similar holes or perforations 4| are provided in the bracket of the device illustrated in Figure 3, and like perforations 42 are provided in the bracket 54 of the device illustrated in Fig. 5.

In the device illustrated in Fig. 4, the bracket 36 is provided with the perforations 43 and the wires comprising the bracket 35 are split apart to provide an opening 44 to receive a fastening device.

While the apparatus has been described with reference to its use in connection with a washing mop. yet it will also be understood that it is usable with an oil mop, or any other wet article that may have liquid drip therefrom.

While the apparatus disclosed and described herein constitutes preferred forms of the invention, yet it will be understood that the device is capable of mechanical alteration without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that all modifications that fall within the scope of the appended claims are intended to be included herein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A mop stand that comprises a horizontal grilladapted to support a mop, a pan positioned beneath said grill, leg means on said grill supporting said grill upon said pan in spaced relation thereto, and a bracket arm extending upwardly from one side of said pan to a position above said grill and terminating in means for receiving the handle of a mop to support the same in a substantially vertical position when the mop rests upon the grill.

2. A mop stand that comprises a shallow pan, bracket means spaced from one another secured to said pan and extending upwardly therefrom, a grill secured to the upper ends of said bracket means for positioning the grill in spaced relationship to the bottom of said pan for supporting a mop thereon to allow drainage from the mop into the pan, and a bracket secured to said pan extending upwardly therefrom and terminating in means positioned above said grill and in spaced relationship, thereto for receiving and holding the handle of a mop positioned on the grill in a substantially vertical position.

3. A mop stand that comprises a shallow pan, bracket means spaced from one another secured to said pan and extending upwardly therefrom, a grill secured to the upper ends of said bracket means for positioning the grill in spaced relationship to the bottom of said pan for supporting a mop thereon to allow drainage from the mop into the pan, and bracket means extending upwardly from said pan to support the handle of a mop in a substantially vertical position when the mop is placed upon said grill, said bracket means consisting of a vertical leg secured at the bottom edge thereof to said pan, a horizontal arm extending from said vertical leg and terminating in a pair of oppositely disposed hook means positioned in spaced relationship to allow a handle on a mop to be inserted therebetween for positioning in either of said hook means, said bracket and hook means being formed from a pair of twisted wires.

NELLIE M. GAGE.

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